Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
History in Africa
ISSN 0361-5413 · eISSN 1558-2744 · African Studies Association
History in Africa: hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History in Africa is published by African Studies Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African history and culture studies, African Studies and Geopolitics and African Studies and Ethnography, together about 53.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
History in Africa (HiA) is an international, peer-reviewed, academic journal that publishes original research articles and critical commentaries of interest to those who study the history of Africa and its diasporic communities. For over fifty years, HiA has driven debates about sources and methods in the field of African history, publishing innovative work which has influenced other disciplines. HiA seeks submissions that provide new insights into source materials and methods or critical reflections on themes in the existing scholarship or emerging fields of inquiry. These might include the documentation and description of new historical materials and archives (including those not normally engaged with by historians), new insights into and critical assessment of well-studied sources, and novel methodological approaches to historical questions. We want to publish new interpretations and arguments that drive forward historical investigation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 16, United Kingdom 2 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences36.4%
- African Studies and GeopoliticsSocial Sciences8.4%
- African Studies and EthnographySocial Sciences8.4%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities6.4%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences4.8%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities4.7%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Travel Writing and LiteratureArts and Humanities2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 342/1936 | 82nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 305OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 73.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,273 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 10 | 256 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 | 655 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 694 |
| 2023 | 17 | 16 | 1,062 |
| 2022 | 19 | 13 | 607 |
| 2021 | 20 | 10 | 574 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- elementElement The Parisian Musical Avant-Garde during the Great War Barbara L. KellyLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific research Model summary
original, succinct, authoritative, and peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific research
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- African Studies Association
- ISSN
- 0361-5413
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-2744
- Society / sponsor
- African Studies Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History in Africa
Where are the editorial board members of History in Africa based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (16) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index History in Africa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History in Africa is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is History in Africa open access, and what is the APC?
History in Africa is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .